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My Brother Sam Is Dead My Brother Sam Is Dead ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],After the quarrel about war, Sam gets into a more serious conflict with father, regarding the gun. Father objects about the idea of Sam taking the gun, not because he hated his son, but because he hated the idea of his son going to war. “Have you ever seen a dear friend lying in the grass with the top of his skull of and his brains sliding out of them like wet oats? Sam, it isn’t worth it.”

Chapter 2 ,[object Object],Tim finds out that Sam has run away from home to Jerry’s house. When Tim and Sam meets Tim notices the Brown Bess with him. Although Tim wants to tell Father about the gun, he doesn’t, since he wants his brother to go to war a gun. He is stuck in the middle of two opposite sides, and does not knowing which side he should fight for.

Chapter 3 ,[object Object],The people around Tim makes it harder for Tim to make his final decision- to either support the Tories or the Americans. Since Tim lives in a Tories land, he originally didn’t want war. However, because Betsy (Sam’s friend) would always come and say things like “who’s side you on, or do you want your brother to fight without a gun? In addition, Betsy always makes Tim undergo through a hard situation by making him promise to not tell anyone about Sam coming to Reddings.

[object Object],To check if Life was alright, Tim forces Sam to go check up on Sam together. Although Sam takes a huge risk (He was supposed to be on duty for something else), he follows Tim to the Tavern. There, for a split second he meets father’s eyes. Father’s, cold yet warm eyes that longed for Sam to come back.

Chapter 5 ,[object Object],As his admiration for his brother further develops, Tim wants to mimic his brother’s heroic deeds by carrying out Mr. Heron’s task. Although Father has not given Tim the permission Tim decides to secretly become Mr. Heron’s assistant. However, he dramatically fails because of Betsy Reads nosiness.

Chapter 6 ,[object Object],Not long after his journey begins, an unwelcome company (Betsy Reads) accompanies him for some time. Knowing that her nosiness could risk Tim’s first day of his job he is extremely cautious. However, Tim makes his final mistake-- accidently telling Betsy about seeing Mr. Heron in the morning.

[object Object],Because Father does not have Sam to accompany him for the trip to Verplancks Point, he brings Tim. However, Father is concerned for he has lost his only gun, and is worried about Tim’s capabilities in handling 30 cows. Nevertheless, to keep the Tavern going there weren’t any other choices to avoid this fate. “The truth is that Father didn’t really want to take me.”

[object Object],After making a negotiation with the prices of Oxen’s and other products, Father and Tim faces a difficult situation. Because of the harsh snowing they had to pass Ridgebury to Redding, for the long way would eventually risk their lives. Life makes the decision of staying in Platt’s house until the weather calms down, and hopes to not stumble across cow-boys ever again.

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Chapter 10 ,[object Object],The British troops come to Redding. After their arrival, they go to Mr. Heron’s house listening to Mr. Heron’s information about the Rebel troops. (How Captain Betts is the Rebels Leader in Redding). Then, they eventually kill Captain Betts. After that, the patriots gather and try to fight with the British troops. A minor massacre, yet pivotal event for many important characters die.

Chapter 11 ,[object Object],Tim and Sam talks about a lot about family business. An example would be butchering the cows, or talking about Father’s death, life in the Tavern, and etc. They also discuss about a very difficult thing-- Sam homecoming. Sam tells Tim and his Mom that he had to stay because of his patriotism, and his promise with his friends. However, Tim knows that it was a lie; Sam only wanted to stay because he loved the excitement in fighting in war.

Chapter 12 ,[object Object],In the end, Tim’s decisions go back to the origin. “It seemed to me that everybody was to blame, and I decided that I wasn’t going to be on anybody’s side any more: neither one of them was right. “ pg 167 To Tim, a complex argument about who is right or wrong was too childish. Tim simply wanted the war to end, so that Sam would come back home to Redding where no gunshots would exist anymore.

Chapter 13 ,[object Object],On February 6th, Sam is held in a trial although it was pretty much useless. General Putnam controlled the trial, and everything happened the way he wanted it to be-- to execute, exile, and etc. For some reason, Tim and his mother does not feel distressed.

Chapter 14 ,[object Object],Although it was a very brave attempt, it failed despite the amount of risk Tim had taken. Nothing could be done now to prevent the execution. “I know, war is never fair.” pg 200 From my perspective, the mishap that befell on sam was extremely unfortunate.

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